Crimson Dawn

Chapter 67

Whether you like it or not, objectively everyone has to experience it 24 hours a day.Chen Ke's feeling is that there are too many things and not enough time.When looking for a house, Wu Xingchen went to find a house in person.During the lecture, Chen Tianhua took over Wu Xingchen's teaching.Chen Ke took Xie Mingxian to give lectures in the Imperial University, and after returning, he began to prepare the briquettes, and the whole day passed.

The next day, the He family came to buy medicine early in the morning, and then Bu Guanshui came to invite Chen Ke and the others to dinner.After finally getting these things done, I will continue my lecture in the afternoon.After returning from the lecture, Wu Xingchen took Chen Ke to see the house.

When he got up early on the third day, Chen Ke was ready to receive the people He Ruming had found.The gathering place is a teahouse not too far from the Beijing Railway Station.These days, everyone has a weak sense of time. At 10:30 in the morning, only thirteen of the agreed twenty people arrived.Faced with such efficiency, He Ruming still feels quite good.

Chen Ke couldn't say anything, so he could only continue to wait.He thought back to the early days of Grandpa Mao. It is said that when the old man was working alone, he failed in business and did not last long in the army.There are some sayings that the chairman paid the party membership fee with the wedding money given by his father-in-law.Only then did he join the party organization.But when I was a freshman, there was no. 20 for the national representatives anyway, and there were hundreds of party members across the country.Grandpa Mao had enough comrades to work together.

And starting from scratch, at this stage, there are only eight party members.There are still some people here who are not party members, but just clerks.Not to mention Wu Xingchen, who has no clear revolutionary position.Whose practice should we learn to open up the revolutionary situation?After thinking about it, I can't find any template. When Mr. Li Dazhao founded the party, he was already a famous scholar all over the world, and Chen Duxiu was even a famous literati.When they raise their arms, they always have great appeal.Chen Ke also imitated these people, but the early party organization was even more unpredictable, and a large number of anarchists quit the party collectively.Compared with the later party with iron discipline, the early party organization was like a play house.

The growth of the party is completed in the test of blood and fire, and the premise of the test is that there is enough manpower.Chen Keyou reflected on the original purpose of his trip to Beijing, which was to gather enough manpower.And this group of people must be those who are dissatisfied with the existing system.If they just want to come here to eat and drink, or work to get money, as soon as they hear the news that the government army is coming to suppress them, they will immediately scatter, or simply "counterattack" and attack the People's Party.

Thinking of this, Chen Ke's eyes on those people also became critical.

He Ruming didn't pay attention to Chen Ke's expression, he just put on an official airs and sat there.Although he is no longer an official of the Tianjin Machinery Bureau, he has no intention of changing his approach.Instead, he maintains his "official authority" all the time.Chen Ke looked at the people sitting at the table below and dared not make a sound. Everyone was not very old, ranging from 20s to 30s.They looked at He Ruming with some discomfort in their eyes.Chen Ke felt that he couldn't bring He Ruming's accumulated dissatisfaction to himself.He stood up, picked up the teapot and poured tea for everyone.

It is necessary to be particular about doing things. Even in the 21st century, the rules of pouring tea are quite big.It is a common custom to pour tea to the senior and senior person first.Chen Ke just poured tea one by one counterclockwise.He Ruming wasn't the last one by any means, but it was just a very ordinary treatment.Although Chen Ke was very respectful when pouring tea to He Ruming.He also said, "Master He, please drink tea." But He Ruming's expression was already a little dissatisfied.Chen Ke knew that He Ruming had noticed this detail, but Chen Ke was not sure whether other people could notice it.But caring people should know the meaning of this move.

As expected, He Ruming didn't drink the tea, and his face became unhappy.Originally, he told Chen Ke that he would not stay here for lunch.At about eleven o'clock, He Ruming stood up and said goodbye after a while.Chen Ke didn't hold back either, and watched the angry He Ruming leave, and he continued to pour tea for everyone in the order just now.

As soon as He Ruming left, the atmosphere at the venue became active.Some people breathed a sigh of relief, some simply smiled, and the oppressive atmosphere just now was swept away.Many people looked at Chen Ke with a little kindness and respect in their eyes.

"My name is Chen Ke, and I am the apprentice of Mr. Yan Fu, the head teacher of the Naval Academy." Chen Ke stood up and introduced himself.

"You are Mr. Yan's apprentice."

"Are you also a student of the Naval Academy?"

The relationship between Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau and Beiyang Naval Academy is very deep. When they heard that Chen Ke was Yan Fu's apprentice, everyone immediately respected Chen Ke.Seeing this, Chen Ke regretted it, perhaps he shouldn't have offended He Ruming just now.But the so-called overwhelmed water is hard to recover, unless Chen Ke travels again, there is definitely no way to do what has been done.

"Is everyone from Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau?" Chen Ke continued to ask.

"My name is Xu Tianqi, and I work in the steel workshop."

"My name is Xu Erba. I work in the mechanical workshop, and so do the three people here."

There are people who self-report their families, and there are those who help to introduce others after they self-report their families.The thirteen people who came were all from the Machinery Bureau.This was really beyond Chen Ke's expectation. Originally, he didn't have much trust in He Ruming's ability, but he didn't expect that the person he recruited might be really qualified.

Although people in the 21st century may not be good at making friends with others, they are definitely top-notch in treating others equally.Chen Ke treated everyone equally. These young people were taken aback by Chen Ke's background, and seeing that Chen Ke didn't have the "official authority" like He Ruming at all, they became enthusiastic.

While Chen Ke was chatting with everyone, people arrived one after another.Some of you belonged to the East Bureau, some belonged to the West Bureau, and they naturally sat on both sides, vaguely forming two camps.It seems that people are almost here, and the large private room is already full of people.

During the conversation just now, Chen Ke probably learned that among the current 18 people, [-] workers, [-] technicians, and [-] engineers were originally engaged in the manufacture of steam engines and guns in Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau.As for their origin, most of them are from the north, only Xu Tianqi and Xu Erba are from Anhui.

Chen Ke went on to say, "We come from all corners of the country and sit here for a common goal. What is this goal? Who can tell."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, what is the purpose of gathering here?Since the Tianjin Machinery Bureau was destroyed in the Gengzi year, everyone was basically unemployed.These people all depended on the Tianji Machinery Bureau for food, and once the Tianjin Machinery Bureau was overthrown, they would lose their source of income.As soon as He Ruming summoned everyone, in order to make a living, these people came to Beijing after receiving the call.

"Let me talk first." Xu Erba spoke first, "I'm a poor scholar, I couldn't pass the Juren exam, so I came to Beijing to take a chance. I worked in Tianjin Machinery Bureau for a few days, and the bureau collapsed. I'm here It's just to make money, so that when I return to my hometown, I can save some money so that I won't be able to hold my head up when I see the folks."

After hearing this, the atmosphere became a little lively. Yin Ergou, who was a worker, said, "I never thought about earning a lot of money. I just want to eat enough and marry a wife."

Such a simple pursuit made many people laugh out loud.

"I got married according to the scriptures, and I have no plans to marry a daughter-in-law again. But seeing my daughter-in-law save money all day, I feel uncomfortable. I want to make money." Xiao Qi, who was born as a small landlord, said.

In the end, the consensus reached by the young people at the meeting was the two words "make money".While talking, I saw a person standing at the door.Xiao Qi was the first to see this person, and his face immediately changed like a mouse after seeing a cat.Seeing Xiao Qi's appearance, the others looked at the door in unison. First, the people from the East Bureau were silent, and then the people from the West Bureau were silent.The young people stood up one after another, but no one spoke. The originally lively welcome meeting suddenly fell silent, as if it had suddenly changed into a memorial service.

The young man at the door looked about 30 years old. He was tall, with a long face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his expression was indescribably serious. Matching his pale complexion, Chen Ke's first impression was that this person was possessed by Bai Wuchang?

Seeing a group of acquaintances, this person stepped into the yard.Yin Ergou was already a little frightened, "Master Qin." He shouted timidly.Judging from the looks, everyone knew this person, and he should be a senior cadre of the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau.

That Lord Qin walked up to Chen Ke, "Excuse me, who is Mr. Chen Ke?" His voice was slender and soft, but there was no emotion in it, and he had a very businesslike attitude.

Chen Ke replied, "I am."

That Master Qin looked at Chen Ke, and then said: "My name is Qin Tongren, and Master He sent me here to join Mr. Chen's factory."

As soon as Qin Tongren joined, the atmosphere of the meeting changed immediately.Originally, the young people had a tendency to be harmonious, but now they became trembling.It seems that this Qin Tongren was quite prestigious and sophisticated back then.

Naturally, Chen Ke couldn't let outsiders dominate the situation, and there was no shortage of procedures that should be followed.Qin Tongren also had to introduce himself.This request did not surprise Qin Tongren, he told his resume calmly.At the age of five, he studied in a Catholic church school. At the age of 12, he went to Germany to study in middle school. At the age of 16, he was admitted to the Humboldt University of Berlin with excellent results. Bureau took office.

Hearing this, Chen Ke couldn't help asking: "I wonder if Mr. Qin knows You Gou and Wang Bin?"

It wasn't until this time that Qin Tongren's expression changed slightly. He replied: "The year I graduated, they had just entered Humboldt University. Mr. Chen knew them?"

"They are my friends." Chen Ke replied.

Qin Tongren didn't care about this, he continued to introduce himself.In Tianjin Machinery Bureau, Qin Tongren worked from engineer to deputy chief engineer.It was not until the Gengzi Year that Qin Tong was forced to leave.In the past two years, Qin Tongren also stayed at home.

"Mr. Qin, everyone comes from all corners of the country, and we are here for a common goal. What does Mr. Qin think this goal is?" Chen Ke continued to the next question.

Qin Tongren glanced around the crowd, "It should be to accomplish something, everyone earns some money."

Chen Ke originally thought that this brother would sing something high-profile, but he didn't expect such an answer, and he really admired it.

Counting the number of people, there are now nineteen people, including Chen Ke, exactly twenty.Chen Ke didn't intend to wait any longer, so he directly started talking about the plan to build the factory.The plan has been talked about many times, nothing more than the benefits of briquettes and the social significance of briquettes.These narrations have only one purpose, this is a business that benefits the country and the people and can make a lot of money.Chen Keshen was calm and full of confidence.After all, the people who participated in the meeting had worked in factories, and they were military enterprises, so their knowledge was also extraordinary.After listening to Chen Ke's clear and clear statement, everyone was refreshed.

Yin Ergou wanted to speak, but he didn't say anything.He glanced at Qin Tongren.Qin Tongren's expression was calm, and he didn't intend to express his opinion. Seeing Qin Tongren's expression, Yin Ergou swallowed the words back into his stomach.Others did not dare to express their opinions.

Chen Ke was stunned. If Qin Tongren didn't speak, no one would dare to say anything.He asked Qin Tongren directly, "Mr. Qin, what do you think?"

Qin Tongren thought for a while, "Mr. Chen, you haven't finished the key points, and I don't know what to think about it now."

This makes sense. After Qin Tongren finished speaking, several people nodded slightly.

Chen Ke nodded, "How much is the coal shipped? Does anyone know?"

No one answered.

Chen Ke put a piece of paper on the table, told everyone the retail price of coal, and then told everyone how ordinary people use coal, and then calculated the actual cost price of a piece of briquette.In this calculation, the price of using briquettes for a family is actually half cheaper than burning briquettes.Everyone sighed unanimously, and everyone looked relaxed, feeling that this business must be a big profit.

Only Qin Tongren frowned slowly.

Seeing this, Chen Ke was secretly happy.It would be great if Qin Tongren frowned for the same reason as he thought.

Chen Ke looked at everyone with a smile, and began to list new data on the paper.A strong coal miner can earn 1000 yuan a day if he makes briquettes.If these people come to collect coal in person, the price can be kept very low.If one person earns 50 Wen a day, he can take care of his life.As long as the coal cutter can be popularized, the honeycomb coal factory can be closed down.Of course, Chen Ke is overthinking. No matter what kind of coal miner, he is too exhausted to make 1000 yuan a day.But this is to pave the way for later things.

After hearing this reasonable explanation, everyone who had relaxed expressions turned gloomy.Qin Tongren was different from everyone else, his expression softened.

"I want to compete with these people who mine their own coal, and win them. There is only one way." Chen Ke said here, but did not continue.He wrote four big words on the paper - "machine production".

A few of them said "hmm" at the same time.Although Qin Tongren wanted to remain calm, a smile finally appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"We use machines to produce briquettes. With 20 of us, we can produce 1000 to 10 briquettes a day. We have established a briquette transportation system throughout Beijing. It is definitely cheaper than those who mine their own coal, and the coal is better than theirs. Even if we only earn [-] Wen for [-] Yuan of coal, we produce [-] Yuan of coal every day, which is [-] times that of those people. Everyone can earn almost [-] Wen per day. And no one can compete with us. In this way, the briquette field can survive.”

This naked modern competition mechanism relies on efficiency and price to overwhelm all competitors.Yin Ergou is quite smart, after hearing this, his breathing became a lot faster. "Mr. Chen, I'll follow you." Having said that, he didn't care about other people's eyes on him, "Master He made it very clear that I have to do any kind of hard work when I come here. After hearing what you said, I think Capable. I will follow you and work hard.”

To everyone's surprise, Qin Tongren said in that always calm tone: "This can be done." Everyone's eyes fell on Qin Tongren.Everyone followed Qin Tongren to express their opinions that they would do a good job here.

Although Wu Xingchen has been away from Beijing for a long time, he still has contacts.In addition, after the Gengzi Incident, many people in the capital were killed, and many people fled to other places.As a result, Wu Xingchen actually rented a huge house.It was originally a carriage and horse dealership, but it was occupied when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded outside Beijing.The owner of the chariot shop and his two sons were killed, and the mules, horses, and carts were also robbed. It was tantamount to the destruction of the family, leaving only this yard.Wu Xingchen rented it for two years with 130 taels of silver.From Chen Ke's point of view, it was indeed a good deal.

Leading everyone here, I saw that it was quite dilapidated.In addition to being big, the others can be said to be useless.The courtyard walls are broken and the houses are dilapidated.Housing is a problem.

Grandpa Mao once said that self-reliance has enough food and clothing.Chen Ke firmly believed in this.Pointing to this dilapidated house, Chen Ke said with a smile, "Do you believe that we can restore the old look here soon?"

Although everyone had met not long ago, they could already see that Chen Ke had no airs and could talk to him.Xu Erba bravely said: "Mr. Chen, I have also repaired houses in the countryside. If I want to repair this place, I'm afraid it won't work if it takes ten days."

"Aside from Brother Xu, is there anyone else who has repaired houses?" Chen Ke asked.

Technician Gao Huaide stood up.He came from a wealthy family in Tianjin, studied in a private school, and later entered the Tianjin Machinery Bureau. "Mr. Chen, I have also repaired houses."

Others didn't know if they had similar experiences. Chen Ke saw a few people winking, but refused to speak out.Ignoring those people, Chen Ke asked: "If you let the two of you bring twenty people to repair the house, how many days do you think it will be finished?"

"Well, if there are twenty people, it will take five or six days." Gao Huaide said.

"It's almost that long." Xu Erba agreed.

"That's easy, isn't there twenty people here? You two take the lead, and we all repair the house together."

As soon as Chen Ke finished speaking, there was a commotion in the team.

"Mr. Chen, do you want to repair this house yourself?"

"I can't fix a house."

Some people were surprised by what Chen Ke did, and some said they didn't want to participate.Opinions vary.

Chen Ke stood at the front of the line and scanned the crowd.Seeing Chen Ke's resolute gaze, those who spoke subconsciously stopped speaking.

"Master He should have told you the rules here before you come here. Everyone has to work. This is our future factory, so we have to do everything by ourselves. If you want to come here, you can only do your own work. I can’t support those who are. I’m here to express my opinion, I don’t know how to repair a house, and I don’t know how to repair a house. But let me work hard, I can, and I’m willing to.” After saying this, Chen Ke Scanned the team again.Some people were stupefied, and some looked indifferent.Some people hesitated to speak unconvinced.

"Master He invites everyone to come here. I can't embarrass Master He. I can't let everyone go for nothing. In this way, if you don't think it's okay and you can't accept this rule here, you can ask to leave here now. I will give you five immediately. One silver dollar for traveling expenses." After finishing speaking, Chen Ke took out a money bag from his satchel and weighed it in his hand, the money bag was filled with a lot of silver dollars, making a dull rattling sound.

"Don't worry, I said to give five silver dollars, and I will honor it."

Seeing that Chen Ke is so determined, and that there should be a real guy in the purse, many people seem convinced.Still, two people said they wanted to leave.Chen Ke handed out money in public, and shook hands with them sincerely to say goodbye, wishing them a smooth journey.The others didn't expect Chen Ke to be so decisive, but there was no movement.

"If no one wants to leave, we will start. I am a layman when it comes to house repairs. So I think experienced people have more say in how to repair houses. My request is to allow everyone to move in quickly. How to do it, I listen to Everyone." Chen Ke laughed.

Although it was said that he was leading the repair of the house, Chen Ke didn't really let those two have the final say.On the contrary, according to the gist of the party back then, the first thing is to mobilize the masses.One of the cores of mobilizing the masses is to let everyone participate.These eighteen heroes, including Chen Ke, are all working class.The working class is the most organized.

First, Xu Erba and Gao Huaide will explain the architectural features of the house, and then how to repair the damaged parts.The party relied on the "Democratic Life Association" and "Soldiers Committee" to organize a group of peasants.For workers, this model is more efficient.It took less than an afternoon, and everyone had already worked out a plan to repair the house.

Everyone has never experienced such an organizational model. In previous lives, everyone was assigned to do what work.According to the level of status has different permissions.Even incompetent people can command and control as long as they can obtain authority.Chen Ke's new model is to appoint people on their merits. Xu Erba and Gao Huaide have indeed built houses, and after getting the opportunity to express themselves, they also fully express themselves.Seeing that Chen Ke didn't put on airs at all, but listened to them seriously, the others were a little dissatisfied.Xu Erba is a mechanic and Gao Huaide is a worker, neither of whom has a high status in Tianjin Machinery Bureau.Shen Songwen, a steam engine engineer, felt dissatisfied, and he also participated in the discussion.However, he had no experience in civil engineering after all, so he was quickly dismissed.

Seeing that Chen Ke really wanted everyone to participate, the two people who were afraid to speak up before also stood up.They also have experience in repairing houses.Different views were put forward for Xu Erba and Gao Huaide's statement.After debate, two proposals were finally reached.The few people who were blushing all looked at Chen Ke, waiting for him to make up his mind.

"This factory belongs to all of us. Although I pay for it, everyone has to participate in the production and construction of the factory. So my idea is that this matter needs to be voted on. I'm talking about what it means to vote? It means After you vote, even if other people's opinions are approved, you must accept the final plan."

After explaining the rules of this "democratic voting" game, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.Voting is good, but if the plan you support is not passed, you still have to listen to others.So what does this vote mean to me?

After all, Shen Songwen was an engineer, so he was quite flexible.Seeing that everyone was taking the exam, he felt that the opportunity was rare, so he put forward his own opinion.Obviously, Shen Songwen absorbed part of the views of the two plans, and then summarized them according to his own thinking.The core content is tantamount to a compromise.This proposal was immediately partly supported.Looking at the two plans, it has become three opposing attitudes.

Qin Tongren, who had been watching silently, finally spoke.When the deputy chief engineer opened his mouth, it was indeed quite different.Qin Tongren suggested that the repair of several damaged large parts of the house should be completed quickly first.Then repair the damaged parts of the roof and walls, and let everyone live in.Repairs will be made elsewhere later.This plan is obviously much better than Shen Songwen's.If you stick to this "quick check-in", the rationality of the plan is clear at a glance.

This was a secret ballot. In the end, [-] votes were in favor of Qin Tongren, and [-] votes were in favor of Shen Songwen, and Qin Tongren's plan was approved.Next, Chen Ke entrusted the four brothers with experience in civil engineering to come up with an overall plan tomorrow.

Party members' imitation of the leading role has always been the focus, and Chen Ke already has sufficient experience in Shanghai.In the next three days, he neither challenged the final plan nor avoided work.With him taking the lead, Qin Tongren showed Chen Ke's style, and the others naturally had nothing to say.The division of labor for each project is formulated after collective discussion, and it's not that no one is lazy, but "everyone blames it, and it ends without a problem."While everyone else is working hard, the lazy ones stand out.So the project went smoothly.By the afternoon of the third day, the dormitory that had been repaired first could be moved in.On the sixth day, other houses can also be put into use.Chen Ke also found white ash to paint the inside of the house a little bit. The dilapidated house looked brand new a few days ago.

During this process, Qin Tongren performed extremely well.Although under the command of several ordinary technicians and workers, although all the work is done manually.Qin Tongren, an international student, never said a word about the hard work. Qin Tongren, a senior engineer, was very serious about the physical work of moving bricks and mud.Didn't this brother also time travel?

There is a rule in Chen Ke's tutoring, if after you read the book, you will despise the work of digging excrement, it can only mean that you have read the book in vain.The so-called "a gentleman is not a tool", there is only work that needs to be done, and there is no work that can only be done.International students in this era feel that they should do great things instead of doing these "low-level" jobs.Qin Tongren's performance surprised Chen Ke.

Moreover, such serious labor did not make other people feel arrogant. On the contrary, as long as Qin colleagues stopped there, everyone's work seemed to be on the right track immediately.The prestige brought by this kind of quality and performance is the most difficult to establish, and it is also the most difficult to shake after it is established. Chen Ke feels that it is not right. According to Qin Tongren's way of doing things, don't really make the briquette project a success?Then I'm making a wedding dress for someone else!

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